Around 60 million people in the US may be infected with T. gondii, which comes from eating undercooked, contaminated meat, drinking contaminated water, and coming into contact with cat feces. According to a new research study, the parasite responsible for toxoplasmosis – Toxoplasma gondii- may be attributed to around a fifth of schizophrenia cases in …
German researchers suggest that environmental factors have a major impact on the onset of schizophrenia. They found that individuals exposed to four or more environmental risk factors, such as perinatal brain insults, cannabis use, neurotrauma, psychotrauma, urbanicity and migration, developed schizophrenia approximately 8 years sooner than those not exposed to risk factors. In addition, it …
In bilingual people, impaired language may be an indicator of schizophrenia, new research suggests. Participants who were diagnosed with schizophrenia and spoke two languages had more speech impairments in their second language (L2) than in their first language. This included more incomplete sentences and repeated words. Lead author Daria Smirnova, MD, PhD, Department of Psychiatry …
Some anti-inflammatory drugs may improve the efficacy of existing schizophrenia treatments, according to a group of researchers from the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands. Researchers have known the immune system is linked to certain psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, but up until now there was no conclusive evidence that helping the …
A new study has found working memory as a cause of learning difficulties in people with schizophrenia. Working memory is known to be affected in 1% of the population who have schizophrenia, however, it has been unclear whether that has a specific role in making learning more difficult, said lead author Anne Collins. Researchers measured …
